Achillea millefolium - Yarrow

Latin name : Achillea millefolium
Common name : Yarrow
Family : Compositae.

Here is a picture of Achillea millefolium

1: Did you know: Achillea millefolium is used as a medicine.

2: Did you know: Their fern-like leaves are often aromatic.

3: Did you know: If you receive less than 1 inch of rain a week in the summer, remember to water your plants regularly.

4: Did you know: The healing powers of yarrow were said to have been discovered by the Greek warrior Achilles.

5: Did you know: This herb is often used in shampoos, lotions,
 and salves.

Melissa officinalis

This plant is in my garden
common name: Lemonbalm
latin name: Melissa officinalis
Family: Lamiaceae

 

1: Did you know Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) is probably the best herbal treatment for cold sores.

 2: Did you know You can eat the leaves and also use to make tea

3: Did you know Once crushed, these leaves emit a lemony smell, and can be added to refreshing drinks for extra taste.

4: Did you know Lemon balm is also useful on chicken pox

5: Did you know Lemon Balm’s aromatic leaves look similar to mint, and they are in fact related.

The grass snake my cat almost killed

Yesterday my Mum and I went into the garden. I was naming a couple of plants when I saw something twiching in the peas, it was my cat trying to kill a grass snake! After I grabbed my cat, the grass snake looked dead but then its head moved. It was playing dead. Then we left it for about 4-5 minuites. When we came back the grass snake's head was straight up, it was trying to climb the wall! I grabbed the video camera but it was out of battery. I only got 1 second of recording ;( we let the awesome thing go and it went in our shed, and that was the last time we saw him.

 Here is a picture of a grass snake

After we let it go we saw my cat chasing a bug HA HA HA!!!!!

Salvia officinalis

Common name: Sage

Latin name: Salvia: officinalis
Family: Lamiaceae

Here is a picture of sage

1: Did you know: Salvia officinalis can flower twice in a season!

2: Did you know: The first part of the Latin description for sage is Salvia. Salvia is derived from the Latin salvere – which means to save.

3: Did you know:  Sage was present during the time of the Black Death in Europe and was one of several herbs used to protect against the deadly disease.

4: Did you know:sage can help stomach aches

5: Did you know: you can use fresh or dried sage to make food for you holidays :D



more information can be found in '45 things to do with fresh sage'